SINCE 1828
en arrière
adverb (or adjective)
en ar·rière
| \ äⁿnȧryeer\
Definition of en arrière
1
heraldry
: from the back
an eagle proper en arrière
2
ballet
: toward the back : backward
—used of a movement or of the execution of a step a glissade en arrière
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